V. I. Lenin

The Third Congress of the R.S.D.L.P.

APRIL 12–27 (APRIL 25–MAY 10), 1905

SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE ADDITIONAL RESOLUTION TO THE PARTY RULES ON
PERIODIC CONFERENCES OF REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS PARTY
ORGANISATIONS{1}

Ishould have no objection to this, but isn’t the C.C. being burdened
with too much work by being asked to organise these conferences?

Ipropose that instead of “the C.C. should organise” we say:
“both the Central and the local committees should organise”, and instead
of “conferences of representatives of local committees”, say:
“conferences of representatives of various organisations of our Party”.

Thatis right. I am against any additions which introduce nothing but
formalism and red tape.

{1}The draft resolution said: “Recognising the unification of Party work
to be an urgent demand of Party life, recognising that such unification is
best achieved in the process of work and in joint discussion of general
Party slogans by as many Party workers as possible—the Third Party
Congress recognises it as desirable that the C.C. should, for these
purposes, organise conferences of representatives of local committees.”

Leninmotioned amendments to the resolution and supported L. B. Krasin
(Zimin) and D. S. Postolovsky (Mikhailov), who opposed the addenda motioned
by G. L. Shklovsky (Dedushkin) and A. I. Rykov (Sergeyev) (seeTrety
syezd R.S.D.R.P., p. 342). Lenin’s amendments were adopted.

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